1986Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for Idaho Legislative District 23
Idaho State Senate · Idaho
Laird Noh (R) won with 48.1% of the vote, defeating Darrel McRoberts (R) by 2.0 points.
Laird NohRepublican · winner · incumbent
48.1%13,229
Darrel McRobertsRepublican · incumbent
46.1%12,682
Donald McMurrianIndependent
5.7%1,569
27,480 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1986
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET